Alternative spelling: Sturtzaster
Full reference: R. Etheridge. 1899. On the occurrence of a starfish in the Upper Silurian series of Browning, New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum, Sydney 3:128-129
Parent taxon: Stenuroidea according to D. B. Blake 2013
See also Boczarowski 2001, Dean Shackleton 2005, Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915, Sepkoski 2002, Spencer 1940, Spencer 1951 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: Acinetaster, Echinasterella, Embolasteridae, Eophiuricae, Hystrigaster, Jaekelaster, Klasmuridae, Lehmannaster, Lopidiaster, Maydena, Palaeuricae, Palasteriscus, Parophiurina, Proturina, Ptilonaster, Scalarina
Subtaxa: Stuertzaster giganteus Stuertzaster liquidus Stuertzaster marstoni Stuertzaster spinosissimus Stuertzaster utroquecognitus Sturtzaster colvini Sturtzaster cygnipes Sturtzaster mitchelli
Type: Palaeocoma marstoni
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (1 collection), Poland (3)
• Silurian of Australia (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences
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